@inproceedings{discovery10067605, journal = {2018 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER CONFERENCE (ISLC)}, year = {2018}, title = {Degradation Studies of InAs / GaAs QD Lasers Grown on Si}, publisher = {IEEE}, month = {November}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC)}, pages = {85--86}, note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, address = {Danvers (MA), USA}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/ISLC.2018.8516178}, author = {Shutts, S and Allford, CP and Spinnler, C and Li, Z and Tang, M and Liu, H and Smowton, PM}, issn = {0899-9406}, abstract = {Lowering the threshold gain of InAs quantum dot lasers grown on Silicon, significantly extends device lifetime. Measurements on degraded devices show increased optical mode loss is responsible for degradation and a consequent shortening of lasing wavelength.}, keywords = {Measurement by laser beam, Quantum dot lasers, Laser modes, Degradation, Silicon, Optical losses, Cavity resonators} }